MPs return to Ottawa for a contentious sitting
Members of Parliament are back in Ottawa today to begin a busy and potentially precarious sitting for the governing Liberals.
Online Harms Act
Freedom of speech is under threat more than half of Canadians believe: poll
The Leger online survey found 57 per cent of respondents who said free speech in Canada is under threat.
Canadians not convinced online harms bill will make social media safer
Half of respondents said they are wary of the government's ability to protect free speech, and a majority said they support the controversial proposal to introduce stiffer sentences for hate speech crimes.
Virani says new hate crime prevention measures will come with safeguards
A series of steps would need to happen before a judge can restrict a person's movement because of fears they could commit a hate crime, federal Justice Minister Arif Virani said on Thursday as he defended a suite of tougher penalties to combat hate.
Liberals plan to create digital safety commission, hire new ombudsperson
The Liberal government plans to create a new digital safety regulator to compel social-media platforms to take action against online harms and remove damaging content — including child sex-abuse material and intimate images shared without consent — under penalty of millions of dollars in fines.